A comparative study on strength endurance & agility between kabaddi and kho-kho players

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to compare the muscular strength endurance and agility between kabaddi and kho-kho players, who represented inter-collegiate competitions. Kabaddi and Kho-Kho are famous indigenous games. These games are played maximum in rural and urban areas. Kabaddi and Kho–Kho game was originated in Maharashtra state in India and has considerably long tradition. Kabaddi and Kho-Kho game is, at present, becoming the most popular amongst the indigenous activities in Physical Education in India and Asian countries specially in South Asia. Kabaddi and Kho Kho games provided to do mostly same the body activities. For this 24 (12 kabaddi and 12 kho-kho players) subjects from Gulbarga University Kalburgi. Their age ranged between 21 to 25 years. Chinning-up and shuttle run-10*10yards were considered for this study. It was hypothesized that no significant difference of chinning up & shuttle run between kabaddi and kho-kho players. For analysis of the data mean, standard deviation and ‘t’ test was applied. Level of significance set was .05 level. Result shows that there was no significant difference found in chinning up & shuttle run.